Forbes' Highest-Paid Celebrities List Features Diddy, Jay Z, Drake & More

Forbes just released their list of the world's highest-paid celebrities, and we see some familiar rap faces grace the big list.

Just in time to give you more of those Monday blues, Forbes has released their world's highest-paid celebrities list. 

The list ranks the celebrities of all domains together, giving us a glimpse at the top 95 earners of celebrity-dom.

 #1 this year is Floyd Mayweather ($300 M)

#2 athlete Manny Pacquiao ($160 M). A mix of artists and actors follow, with our first hip-hop representative showing up in the form of Diddy, at #21, right below David Copperfield. He's making a cool $60 M.

 Further below Diddy we find Jay Z at #28 ($56 M), with Beyonce following her husband closely at #29 ($54.5 M). 

Drake ranks at #54, earning $39.5 M (no signs of the boss mans Lil Wayne or Birdman though).

 Even further down we find Dr. Dre at #74, with earnings of $33 M.

 Pharrell and Eminem also show up, at #78 and #82 respectively.

 Pharrell is making $32 M while Em comes just shy of that at $31 M.

Source: hotnewhiphop

PHOTO: Wizkid Stuns on Red Carpet at The Bet Awards 2015

Always looking fresh as always…

Music star Wizkid lowkey attended the just concluded 2015 BET Awards that held in Los Angeles.

The singer didn’t appear much in paparazzi photos but MTV VJ Stephanie Coker just shared a photo of her and Wiz on the red carpet.

Police Arrests 60 Boko Haram Suspects

 

Police authorities in Chad have arrested 60 Boko Haram suspects in connection with an attack that killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100 others in June in the capital, N’Djamena.

The suspects include men and women from Nigeria, Cameroon and Mali. The June 15 attack was the first of its kind on N’Djamena and came following threats from Boko Haram.

Chad prosecutor Alghassim Khamis, who confirmed the arrest on Sunday, said debris recovered from the scene permitted officials to determine that the attackers wore explosive vests made of special black fabric.

He noted  that one of the suicide bombers has been identified and officials are working on identifying the other two.

El-Rufai appoints, Hadiza #BringBackOurGirls Campaigner as Chief of Staff

Governor Nasir El-Rufa of Kaduna State has on Monday appointed Hadiza Bala Usman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Chief of Staff.

The newly appointed Chief of Staff, Ms. Usman, has served the APC in a number of committees and capacities as the Administrative Secretary of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Organization, Member APC Strategy Committee and Member Secretary APC Elections Planning Committee, among others.
Similarly, during the gubernatorial campaign of El-Rufai, she was Director of Finance in the Campaign Organization, and later the Kaduna State APC Campaign Council.

It would be recalled that Ms. Hadiza Usman started the strongest campaign for the rescue of the kidnapped Chibok Girls with the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls which went viral all around the world.
Other appointments include Special Assistant on New Media, Bashir Dabo and Personal Secretary to the governor, Saude Amina Mohammed.

50 things that can kill an artiste’s career – by comedian Ali Baba

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Man alleges that Aisha Buhari's brother has been involved in a fraudulent act before

According to Olusegun Dada, the immediate younger brother of Mrs Aisha Buhari, who was allegedly arrested last week for obtaining N300million from a businessman with a promise to get him an oil block from the new administration, was allegedly involved in a fraudulent act during President Buhari's campaign a few months ago. See more of his tweets after the cut..

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Explosion rocks Agip facilities in Rivers

An explosion has occurred at Agip oil company facilities located at Ebocha in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State.

Eye witnesses said the explosion occurred at about 11pm. No casualty was recorded at the time of filling this report.

Chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State, Augustine Ahianmadu, who confirmed the story, said the explosion occurred last night at about 11.00pm . 

He said the first explosion which ignited fire was put off while the second explosion occurred in the early hours of today, and had not been put off as of the time of filling this report.

The council chairman said that people have been evacuated from the site of the incident.

Buhari You Can't Blackmail Us - PDP

Press statement from the PDP...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of intimidation, blackmail and propaganda by the Presidency would stop it from standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari kick-starts government and commence implementation of his campaign promises for which he was voted into office.

The party said Presidency’s excuse of clearing the so-called Augean Stable is lame and diversionary noting that it stands by its statement that the delay is creating loopholes

Through which some persons claiming closeness to the President have infiltrated executive bodies, arm-twisting and conniving with unscrupulous elements in the bureaucracy to syphon the nation’s resources in the last 30 days.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Monday said the party would not in any way be cowed by threats and wild allegations by the Presidency into abdicating its responsibility of speaking out as an opposition party where the system is derailing.

“The PDP and indeed all well-meaning Nigerians were appalled by the response from the Presidency regarding our call for prayers to enable President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration locate its bearing, compose a government and halt the prevailing stagnation with its huge negative impact on the system.

“Instead of addressing the issues raised, the Presidency descended to insults, abuses and innuendos, a stance which not only bears out the case made by the PDP but also raises questions about the capacity of this administration to shoulder the enormous responsibility of governance.

“While we expect the present administration to be serious about the fight against corruption, probe and persecute each and everyone involved in such, irrespective of their party leaning, we restate that these must be done within the ambits of the law and must not be used as a witch-hunt ostensibly to discredit and undermine the opposition. We therefore caution against the current drama of politicizing the issue of corruption in the country.

“Furthermore, the analogy of the Augean stable, is completely baffling to us at this level as it goes to a great length to question the capacity and the sincerity of those around the president.

“In Greek mythology, Hercules in his ingenuity took the task and efficiently cleared the Augean’ stable in a day for which he demanded a reward of a tenth of fine cattle belonging to the king.  

“Nigerians would not want to believe that in the so-called clearing of the Augean stable, although not delivering in one day, President Buhari wants to play Hercules in his demand, this time, by wanting to run the government alone without the statutory components of the executive as enshrined in the constitution.

“We ask, is the so-called clearing of mess responsible for his inability after 90 days of winning an election to make up his mind on rudimentary appointments such as Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief of Staff and his demand for 15 Special Advisers as approved by the PDP controlled Seventh Assembly since June 5, 2015?

“Perhaps we need to draw President Buhari’s attention to the fact that while he is busy clearing his imaginary mess on the pages of newspapers, some persons claiming closeness to him have in the last 30 days been piling up sleazes that also need his attention in key agencies of government.

“Despite the absence of approving and supervising officials, key income generating institutions like NNPC, NIMASA, NPA, FIRS and other strategic agencies have been invaded by persons claiming to be friends and associates of the President and this puts to question the sincerity and seriousness of the administration to affect the so-called change upon which they rode to power.

“Auxiliary to this is the issue of the construction of a helipad, amongst various expenses and other major government expenditure going on across board in the last one month and without due supervision as the eyes of the President cannot be everywhere.

“We declare unequivocally that we do have respect for the person and office of the President especially considering his age and status as an elder statesman. However, we will like to make it very clear that the President of the Federal Republic Nigeria is neither a Sherriff in the Old Wild West nor a military dictator in some Banana Republic. He is an elected president under a democratic setting.

LET THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY REIGN!!!

Signed:

Chief Olisa Metuh

National Publicity Secretary

PHOTOS: Kenyan Students Touch Female Musician Boobs And Butt As She Performs On Campus

‎Over the weekend upcoming Singer Avril Nyambura toured the Masai Mara University with the Mseto campus tour where she performed to students who displayed all their "mafisi"

tactics.They tried hard to hold her A$$ets and taking as- selfies

Actor Chiwetalu Agu Flees After Impregnating A Village Girl

There is trouble currently brewing in the actor, Chiwetalu Agu's village, as the actor impregnated a lady and ran away after it was discovered.

The whole issue started when the actor fell in love with a lady in his village who never had any feelings for him and as such was being set up by her friends in the village all in a bid to meet the man she has feelings for.

Chiwetalu disturbance and the girl's phone theft, prompted the girl to leave the village and as a way of satisfying his sexual urge, the actor had to sleep with one of the village girls who was part of the cheap blackmail.

Shaving his hair just to look like singer, Flavour, Chiwetalu Agwu's deceit was made possible by Ikenna Irikannu productions in the much anticipated movie titled, 'True Fan,' which stars the likes of comedian, AY, Amara Mmaduka, Gloria J

"Stay Alert To The Presence Of Suspicious People Around You"- President Buhari Urges Nigerians

Press release from president Muhammadu Buhari;

“Make no mistake about it: this government is ever determined to discharge its fundamental duty of protecting the lives of its citizens from physical threats from any groups bent on creating chaos, confusion, and on destroying social and economic life of the people.

I duly sympathize with families of the victims of recent Boko Haram attacks. They are cowards who lack any moral inhibition and any iota of humanity to reason compassionately, they will not find Nigeria a safe haven, because they will be hunted down without mercy and compromise.

 Please be more vigilant and stay alert to the presence of suspicious people around you. The terrorists are enemies of religion and humanity, no true believer in any God would target worshipers, holy places, or people who are fasting and other innocent Nigerians."

Nigeria’s external debt stock stands at $9.4 trillion – DMO

The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday, said Nigeria’s external debt stock profile stood at 9.4 trillion U.S. dollars as at March 31, 2015.

This is contained in a release on DMO’s website, showing the country’s debt stock profile on Monday in Abuja.

The figure shows a decrease of about 300 million dollars from the 9.7 trillion dollars that the country had as its debt stock as at Dec. 31, 2014.

A breakdown shows that Nigeria owed the highest amount to the World Bank Group, with a debt profile of 5.6 trillion dollars to the bank’s International Development Association and 89.4 million dollars to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

It said that Nigeria owed African Development Bank (AfDB) 200 million dollars and 513.7 dollars to African Development Fund (ADF), a debt incurred through AfDB Group.

Similarly, Nigeria’s indebtedness to Arab Bank Economic Development for Africa stood at 4.4 million dollars, while its debts to European Development Fund and Islamic Development Bank were 75.1 million dollars and 19.6 million dollars respectively.

The debt profile also shows that the country’s indebtedness through bilateral agreement to Exim Bank of China and French Development Agency were 1.2 trillion dollars and 140.2 million dollars.
It further said that Nigeria’s external debt stock through government’s issuance of Eurobond stood at a balance of 1.5 trillion dollars (NAN)

PHOTOS: OOU Students Protesting As They Block Lagos To Ore Expressway

Several grieving Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) students seized the Sagamu – Ilisan stretch of the Lagos – Ore expressway as they stormed the scene of horrific accident which claimed the lives of a dozen of their colleagues last Friday.

Vehicular movement came to abrupt halt on both lanes of the dual carriage way – hordes of travelers were turned back even as they threatened to hauled stones at any truck carrying container.
The students who arrived in four long buses and about three cars had converged to pray at the scene for the repose of their colleagues but emotions took the better part of them as they cried, yelled and cursed the driver that brought the untimely death on the affected students.

Tens of Policemen, members of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and operatives of the Ogun state’s traffic agency, TRACE, made frantic efforts to rein them in but with minimal success.
Seizing both arms of the expressway at the Ikenne -Ilisan stretch of it, they marched to the site of a factory beside the expressway few meters away from the accident, which they suspect to own the container that crushed students to death.

The company has since shut down momentarily but armed policemen stationed at the gate prevented them from advancing but following pressure from students, the steel gate gave way, and they surged into the factory in their thousands.

It would be recalled that over a dozen of students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago – Iwoye, were crushed to death and others gravely injured on Friday when a container fell on a passenger bus conveying them.

The 20-feet container from a moving truck came off when the driver was driving àgainst traffic and in a bid to avoid an obstruction at the Sagamu stretch of the Lagos/Benin expressway, the load tipped and dropped lethally atop of the bus’ roof.

The weighty container press – pinned the bus to the ground in the accident, which occurred few meters away from the gate of a plastic manufacturing company situating near the Ilisha Remo junction.
The vehicle was a truck marked (LAGOS) BDG 779 XE and a Toyota Haiace passenger bus bearing (Lagos) XV 311 MUS.

It was learnt that the OOU students were travelling to Lagos state for the weekend when they met their untimely death.

Shots fired! Sauce Kid comes for M.I Abaga

(M.I Abaga and Sauce Kid. Photo: Filed)

Controversial Nigerian rapper, Babalola Falemi popularly called Sauce Kid is back, and this time he goes straight for M.I Abaga’s jugular.

Sauce Kid who’s also referred to as Sinzurecently took to twitter to rant on how he’s still a dope rapper and not scared of any confrontation from any rapper. Responding to fan who said M.I Abaga took shots at him in Casper Nyovest’s‘Doc Shebeleza‘ remix, Sauce Kid said;

M.i diss sinzu? He muss b sleepy. I aint a Comic rapper. My shit real.✌��️im coming fo dat asshttps://t.co/LUyC2tiG7u

— SinzuSMG (@SinzuSMG) June 27, 2015

In the remix of Doc Shebeleza, M.I dropped a line that says, ‘Rest in peace to Sinzu/I’ve been saving this game/niggas trying to take shot…/

In the past Sauce Kid has taken shots at other artistes like Davido in 2012 and NASin 2010.

Ol silly ass nigga running his mouth dont even know me. Its 2015 u should practice gettin ur facts rite. “just Sayin”
— SinzuSMG (@SinzuSMG) June 26, 2015

Iv never had a problem rappin words around rappers. Im also not scared of confrontation.

— SinzuSMG (@SinzuSMG) June 27, 2015

I AiNt Never Backed Down or Ran From No NiGGA. Do ur homework on me. Im bou dat life.
— SinzuSMG (@SinzuSMG) June 27, 2015

Anyways, i aint worried abt small fries. ima hav a great weekend, u do the same✌��️.

— SinzuSMG (@SinzuSMG) June 27, 2015

PHOTO: Genevieve Looking HOT In Mini Gown

She's still got it.

The actress took to Instagram to share this photo of herself rocking this short gown while showing some skin. The weather is obviously hot and what better excuse could she have had to wear such a lovely dress.

Ramsey Noah, Nse Ikpe Etim and Others Grab Awards at the Golden Movie Awards in Ghana

The highly anticipated Golden Movie awards was held in Ghana yesterday and Our very own Nigerian actors and actresses bagged some of the awards.

Check out the list of Winners
 
    

No Going Back On BVN Deadline - CBN

Customers expecting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise may be disappointed as CBN has ruled out the possibility.


Leadership reports that Ibrahim Mu’azu, director,corporate communications, CBN, confirmed that the deadline for registration is tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

He explained further that bank customers were given adequate time and that the bank expected they should have taken advantage of the period scheduled for the exercise to register.

Contrary to the speculation that customers who do not have BVN will be prevented from making transactions, such as payments and withdrawals, Mu’azu said only customers using remote access services: internet banking,Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and other on-line services would not be able to transact.

He also confirmed that over 14 million bank customers have already registered.

For Nigerians in diaspora to participate in the exercise, CBN has also directed banks to provide online platforms for those who have local accounts to register.

Buhari yet to appoint Chief of Staff — Presidency

The presidency has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has named his chief of staff.
Rumours were rife on Monday that Mr. Buhari on Monday appointed a former military administrator of Kaduna State, Hamid Ali, as his Chief of Staff.

However, the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, told PREMIUM TIMES no appointment had been made.

“No appointment yet,” Mr. Adesina said. He did not provide further details on whether an appointment would be made soon.
Mr. Buhari has been under pressure of late to announce his personal staff and cabinet positions, one month after his inauguration.

This newspaper had reported how the delay in the appointment of some key personnel by the president is slowing down the nation’s business.

Yemi Alade Rants On IG After Bet Awards Snub

Singer Yemi Alade took her anger to her Instagram page after losing out to Stonebwoy at the just concluded BET Awards 2015. The 26 year old singer isn’t particularly angry because she didn’t win the award but we wonder if she will be this angry if she won?

Yemi asks BET to stop giving out their award to Africans on backstage or scrap the category entirely.

See Her rant below

FG Appoints Ladan, Director Of Department Of Petroleum Resources

The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Mordecai Danteni Baba Ladan, as the Director of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to take over from Mr. George Osahon whose tenure elapsed June 19, 2015.

According to a statement on the website of the DPR, Monday, the memorandum dated June 19, 2015 stated that the appointment was with immediate effect.
Ladan, according to the statement, is a Petrochemist by profession, who joined DPR on November 23, 1987 as a Senior Analytical Chemist and was deployed to the Safety & Environment Branch under the then Technical Services Division.

The company noted that Ladan rose through the ranks to occupy various key positions within the organization, including Zonal Operations Controller, DPR Kaduna.
The DPR said, “Having attained the rank of Deputy Director, he was appointed Head, Downstream Monitoring & Regulation Division October 2005 – June 2013.

“Thereafter, he was appointed Head, Gas Monitoring & Regulation Division June 2013 – May 2014. And then Head, Safety, Health & Environment Division May 2014 until his recent appointment.
“Mr. Ladan is highly accomplished both professionally and academically; he is Fulbright Scholar (Hubert H. Humphrey, North-South Fellow) where he bagged a Certificate in Environmental & Regulatory Policy / Public Affairs June 1991. M.Sc. Petrochemicals & Hydrocarbon Chemistry from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, United Kingdom March 1986.
“He also has a B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria July 1982; West African School Certificate – Federal Government College, Kano June 1978. He was born on the 24th of June 1957 and is married with children.

Osahon, the immediate past Director of the DPR was appointed June 19, 2013, for a two-year renewable tenure, making him the first Director in DPR to be appointed on such terms.
It was reported that Osahon had, few days to the end of his tenure, turned in a letter giving notice of the expiry of his tenure.

Osahon’s appointment to the DPR was trailed with controversy, especially as he had been in and out of the government for decades. He was retired twice while working in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

Prior to his exit from office, Osahon had handed over to Ladan, who was the most senior executive of the DPR.

PHOTOS: Burna Boy Acquires New Automatic Pistol

"The streets are military"....Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, better known by his stage name Burna Boy, seems to have unleashed his 'inner demon' as he was flaunted  a Semi-automatic pistol online. The reggae-dancehall singer proudly flaunted his new acquisition as he posted the photos on his social media with the caption; This is not a movie or music video. Truss mi daddy!!..letting his fans know that this is real.

Meanwhile, the talented singer singed a mouth-watering deal last week with multinational network giants, Globacom

Aisha Buhari's brother, Musa Yola, denies being arrested over N300m fraud

Younger brother to Aisha Buhari, Musa Yola, has denied media reports that he was arrested on the order of President Buhari over a N300 million oil bloc fraud. Sahara Reporters had published a report earlier today claiming Yola was arrested last week on the order of the President for defrauding a businessman of N300 million with the promise to help him secure an oil bloc. Speaking with Premium Times, Mr Yola said he was shocked at the reports.

“As we speak, I am in the President’s office and I was with him last night. I simply don’t know or understand who is behind these malicious rumours,” he said.

H added that he had never been involved in any Fraudulent act. Also speaking on the report, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, said there was no truth in the report “It is definitely not true, there is no iota of truth in this report there is no basis for the president to do that,” he said.